Art Deco Majolica Tile • Condition: Near perfect • Price: £65 (approx. $88) • Stock number: 07458 UK First Class +£5 Europe Airmail +£11 US and World Airmail +£21 Currency Converter Ask a question Only very minor (mostly cleaning) surface marks.   • Style: Art deco • Technique: Embossed majolica • Maker: Danto Kaisha, Japan • Dimensions: 6" x 6" • Date: 1930 (circa)   A neat and accurate tile having a germanic quality of manufacturing precision and less of the freedom or looseness of english tiles of the times. Great for the style art deco of course being based upon regular shapes, the vivid colours a feature of japanese majolica tiles are well in keeping with the art deco style. Many Japanese tiles were made to compete with english tiles in asian markets, Hong Kong and Singapore working across the continent to India. In Singapore such tiles, first mostly english and european but later mostly japanese became quite a cultural phenomena with the Peranakan people and their styles. Many were copies of english tiles particularly those made by Johnsons, Maw and Richards that were sold in east asian markets. Verso very clean, embossed Danto Kaisha, Japan and trade mark.   Information Tiles For Sale Contacts Order Information